"In the past everything was better" - a phrase that should be reconsidered slowly in society

Since it is now. "Living Things", which is now fifth, real studio album by Linkin Park, after a break of almost 2 years after "A Thousand Suns", which is the most controversial work of the band.

Linkin Park is but also that their Fanscharen and those who considered themselves to formerly polarize as minus and plus poles. Who is watching the tape off the relevant magazines, but should remember and admit that with Linkin Park is a band rooted in the music scene who can call their own, a separate genre.

The only 37-minute drive starts with the opener "Lost in the Echo", a homage to old days. The "Hybrid Theory" and "Meteora" -Vergötterer will probably sit up in this song yet rekindle the last glimmer of hope again. Catchy electro samples, a rap of Mike Shinoda, who is probably (seen LP technically) with the best of his profession, a refrain which remains in the ear and a bridge who Joe Hahn and Chester Bennington actually "oldschool-like" hammer out. The announcement of the band to make the lyrics more personal and less political will here definitely confirmed.

The following "In my Remains" also begins fairly similar to the earlier works, but here lies a little soft purged pop ala "Leave out all the rest" or "Shadow of the Day". The final part, however, sung by Mike and Chester is perfectly managed. But the line "Like an army - Falling - One by One" created every goosebumps.

To "burn it down" is not much to say. To whom the song is gone, should quickly break out of his cellar with no internet connection and access to the outside world. Here is still a lot more potential in it than Linkin Park has effectively processed. Predictable song structure, and a bit tiring after repeated listening something. Nevertheless would "burn it down" had loose on "Meteora" or "Minutes to Midnight" space.

"Lies Greed Misery" is a 2 1/2-minute punch. A driving rap, a sample that does not Gefangengen and a strong chorus that really top draw this pearl skin just at the end of. Incidentally Live a special treat!

"I'll be gone" starts quite distorted rock that continues in poppy verse and is complemented by a geschwängerten with guitar chorus. The text fits, catchy, and carry on like the following tracks. Falls roughly in the notch, the "In My Remains" has struck.

"Castle of Glass" is the best written in my eyes song by Mike Shinoda to date. Insanely profound lyrics, sung in an incomparable atmosphere to be built all the trappings and culminates in an epic end. My favorite on "Living Things"

Where just been ruled atmosphere and relaxation will be all mowed down with "Victimized" what stands in the way. 1:46 min full to the Twelve, with Chester in top form, a rapping Mike and a soundscape that seems so abstract and repulsive that it is no longer solemnly. Quite big tennis!

"Roads untraveled" then takes his foot off the accelerator again, somehow a perfect song to go with NEM full head towards sunset. Very quiet in the overall package, the verse is repeated instrumental and a "Wohooo", which likewise contributes to the atmosphere.

The cut takes the "Living Things" from "Victimized" is palpable. The catchiness decreases, the sound package is difficult to grasp, a song reaches into the next. From here you should really get involved with premeditated nature on the board, otherwise there is a danger of losing the thread of what is the album absolutely not fair.

With "Skin to Bone" it is, one should not believe in approaches folky (as the band already indicated). The song opens up to me still not quite, although I now have yet heard him several times.

"Until It Breaks" is now the ghosts than any other track on the factory. Absolutely filthy verses of Mike, so spit then that it's a real beauty, but so authentic and honest that you should at least try to understand the meaning behind it. Chester enters with a very peculiar insert what "Until It Breaks" can act only abstract. The icing on the cake is a reminiscent of Gospel Endpart, sung by guitarist Brad (!). The guy actually kanns also.

"Tinfoil" and "Powerless" I count together because of not really work without the other one track. "Tinfoil" builds the suspense on, is instrumental perfectly and excellent transition to final track, which offers similar to "Pushing Me Away" and "Numb" back lot of emotion and musical finesse. Rev. you can not complete an album like "Living Things".

Behind us are 37 Minutes, the fly by. It's all there: Screams and perfect vocals of Chester, rape and vocals of Mike, guitars tear the perhaps too rarely walls, electric samples, Scratches from Joe, drums ... and above all a change of pace you Linkin Park could hardly have expected ,

"In the past everything was better" - who still runs with this blinkered thinking through this world, should perhaps question with its default settings for a new, and whether he was in the extremely fast fluctuating society in a few years at all keep up.

Linkin Park were formerly not better, they were different. Change to the guys have performed, the first should imitate another band, because the quality of the songs will neither from nor to, it changes, it carries you away, it is thought-provoking. And only those who think music can understand what drives a belt and which barricades must overcome them to create albums like "Living Things".

08/15 - combos look different.